Alocasia 'Hilo Beauty' (Caladium praetermissum)
$29.00
Hawaii, in leaf form. Alocasia Hilo Beauty (Caladium praetermissum) camouflages its leaves in irregular cream and green patches, named for the rain soaked side of the Big Island.
For a shop born in Hawaii, this one is personal: easygoing for its family, patterned like nothing else on the shelf.
Alocasia Hilo Beauty care
- Light: Bright, soft light keeps the camo crisp.
- Water: Moderate and even, letting the surface just dry between.
- Warmth: Keep above sixty degrees year round.
- Pets: Houses with plant chewing pets should shelf it high, toxic.
- Growth: Bushy clumps to about two feet.
Is Hilo Beauty an Alocasia or a Caladium?
Botanists currently file it as Caladium praetermissum, but nurseries have sold it as an Alocasia for decades. Care sits happily in between: warmth, gentle light, and steady moisture either way.
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